The Instagram 'Timeline to a Billion' Infographic is Remarkably Short

This infograph, which details the Instagram timeline to a billion-dollar Facebook deal, is surprisingly short. Showing how quickly the app took off, the chart is a quick and dirty read.

The lo-fi photo app, which recently sold to Facebook, is gaining a ton of attention from curious users and business minds alike. Having been so successful in such a short time, the company's story is both inspirational and remarkable, creating a lot of attention for the app. The timeline details the humble beginnings of the app's 2010 launch all the way to its selling, and uses content-appropriate graphics to convey the feel of the product being discussed.

Though brief, this Instagram infograph tells an important business story about being in the right field at the right time.